uninstructed
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪnˈstrʌktɪd/
:
no instruido
- And indeed, perhaps they did respond to the specific commission in a way that is clear to them and to sophisticated and sympathetic critics, even if not to the uninstructed observer.
Examples
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So he says, we're not talking about the the uninstructed courage of a wild beast.
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Frequently passed on the incautious or uninstructed.
Fiction book (1996) -
What is this the the uninstructed start up and take heaven and we with all our learning, but so little heart.
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Only the uninstructed, who don't think.
Fiction book (1994) -
Anyway, this is what I take in with my mother's milk, but I am an ignorant, uninstructed child.
Academic text (1997) -
When an uninstructed multitude attempts to see with its eyes, it is exceedingly apartment to be deceived.
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As I was a teen and uninstructed about things in the Bible, the song was a teacher, a signpost in my lonely journey pointing me in the direction I should consider going; I understand now.
Blog text (33) -
In a previous study, Halverson (1971) showed that instructed children were able to make more mature executions of the overhand throw than uninstructed children.
Academic text (1990) -
Many children are uninstructed in basic financial literacy, leaving them ill-prepared for adult life.
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The uninstructed students struggled with the advanced concepts presented in the course.
Synonyms
66
3.4
Not having much skill or practice
56
2.8
A person who has little or no schooling
42
3.7
Not knowing about a subject or situation
31
3.4
Having no teaching or practice to do a task well
16
4.8
Not knowing much about a subject
8
8.0
People who do not know about a subject or activity
6
2.9
Having no ability or training to do something well
6
7.0
Not knowing or understanding important information
4
4.2
Not having enough schooling to learn basic reading and math
3
5.5
A person who has no formal education
3
7.8
Having no formal schooling or lessons
1
6.0
Not experienced at doing something
1
8.9
People who cannot read or write
1
6.8
A person who has not had school or lessons
1
7.1
Not knowing much about a subject
1
6.5
Not familiar with someone or something
1
6.7
Not knowing about something because you have no experience with it
1
5.7
A person or group who does not have enough skills for a job
1
7.7
A person with little education or knowledge about a subject
1
6.8
Not having much knowledge of a subject
1
8.4
Not having much experience or knowledge about a subject
1
6.5
Not skilled at a task or subject
1
4.8
Has little skill or experience in a particular activity
1
9.5
Inexperienced and not fully trained, often a young person or group
Not taught the basic ideas and usual ways of a job or field
Not taught to accept a group's beliefs without question
Designed for people to learn without a teacher
With no teacher, students study on their own
Not familiar with a subject or its details
Not trained or practiced in basic routines like marching
Antonyms
How Instructed
Surface Forms
Morphology
uninstructed = instructed (transparent) = un + instruct + ed
The adjective is formed by adding un- (negation) to 'instructed' and has the straightforward meaning 'not instructed'.
Etymology
Uninstructed is made of un- 'not' and instruct, the same part you see in instruction and instructor, so it means 'not taught'. So, an uninstructed person has not had teaching or training and may lack the knowledge to do something.